Paddles

http://www.rei.com/category/4500009 Brad, an REI Outdoor School instructor, demonstrates basic kayak paddle strokes in this video: the forward stroke, turning strokes, and boat-control strokes. For the forward stroke, think about placing your blade in the water and moving past it, rather than pulling the blade through the water. This increases your efficiency. The forward stroke is made up of 3 elements: the windup, the catch, and the unwind. Rotate your torso (the windup), place the blade in the water by your foot (the catch), rotate your torso (the unwind) to move your boat forward, and then take the blade out of the water when your hand reaches your hip. Now your already wound up for the next catch. It’s a push with the upper hand and a pull with the lower hand while rotating the torso. In kayaking, technique is much more important than upper body strength. Now for turning strokes. The sweep stroke is a forward stroke that allows you to keep your momentum. It begins far forward in the front of the boat, sweeps way wide, and continues all the way back till the paddle touches the stern. Draw strokes help you move your kayak sideways, like to pull up next to a dock. The first draw stroke is a simple reach out and pull toward you. The other draw stroke is the sculling draw stroke: It’s a sustained back and forth motion, kind of like spreading peanut butter. The final stroke we’ll learn is how to stop a moving kayak—it’s back paddling, the reverse of the forward stroke.

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Members of the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association (and their families) assemble in July to share what they have and what they know. The event concludes with a parade of canoes, called the Paddle-by. Listen closely and you’ll hear about the canoes and their builders. Some of the boats are very old, and some were built by the paddler. Some are all-wood, some are wood and canvas, and some are birch bark.

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Bending Branches Splash Kayak paddle is available at The Paddle Place [thepaddleplace.com].

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At the paddle for Pink in Mercer County Park, NJ, a dragon boat capsizes just after passing the finish line. No one was hurt. All got wet.

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Comedian and Juggler Randy Cabral uses three paddle Balls in a very unique fashion on the Royal Caribbean Cruise Line’s Liberty of the Seas. Please don’t try this at home.

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Outrigger Canoe & paddle Surfing at the Cote des Basques beach in France at the Roxy Jam 2009. The Cote des Basques has had some nice waves coming through this summer, but there’s way to many people there this year. Best to wait for the crowds to go home in September. This is one of the 1st videos we’ve shot with our new HD Waterproof Camcorder, tripod is needed!

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E Maxx with paddles in the snow

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01.18.10 / Big wave chargers, Danilo Couto & Marcio Freire, paddled in to some bombs @ JAWS. It was a unique paddle session since it was 15-20 ft and nobody out.

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Footage from the 2008 American River Festival.

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This is an introduction to BADGER paddles. For more information please visit: http://www.badgerpaddles.com. Hand crafted wooden canoe paddles made in Ontario, Canada. Hand finished and hand painted, each paddle is a one of a kind wood carving and work of art. Made for those who dig the water. Happy Paddling!

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